It Ain't Me Babe
Studio album by
the Turtles
ReleasedOctober 1965
Recorded1965
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length27:04
LabelWhite Whale
ProducerBones Howe
Lee Lasseff
Ted Feigin
The Turtles chronology
It Ain't Me Babe
(1965)		 You Baby
(1966)
Singles from It Ain't Me Babe
  1. "Let Me Be"
    Released: August 1965

It Ain't Me Babe is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Turtles. It was released in October 1965 on White Whale Records.

Background

Prior to recording, the band members required written permission from their parents due to being underage. Included on the album is original work from the band's high school performing days and their own interpretations of popular songs from other musicians. The most successful track "It Ain't Me Babe" reached #8 on the national charts.

Sundazed Records licensed the rights to the Turtles' library and has re-released most of the group's early albums. In 2016, a remastered edition was issued as part of the box set The Complete Original Album Collection featuring both the mono and stereo mixes of the album on a single CD; this edition was also issued separately in 2017.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Tom HullB+ ((1-star Honorable Mention))[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wanderin' Kind"Howard Kaylan2:06
2."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake1:55
3."Your Maw Said You Cried"
  • Stephen Schlaks
  • B. Glazer
1:43
4."Eve of Destruction"P.F. Sloan2:40
5."Glitter and Gold"
2:08
6."Let Me Be"P.F. Sloan2:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let the Cold Winds Blow"Kaylan2:18
2."It Ain't Me Babe"Bob Dylan2:09
3."A Walk in the Sun"Kaylan2:13
4."Last Laugh"
  • Kaylan
  • Nita Garfield
1:45
5."Love Minus Zero/No Limit"Dylan2:53
6."Like a Rolling Stone"Dylan3:15
Sundazed CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wanderin' Kind"Howard Kaylan2:06
2."It Was a Very Good Year"Ervin Drake1:55
3."Your Maw Said You Cried"
  • Stephen Schlaks
  • B. Glazer
1:43
4."Eve of Destruction"P.F. Sloan2:40
5."Glitter and Gold"
  • Barry Mann
  • Cynthia Weil
2:08
6."Let the Cold Winds Blow"Kaylan2:18
7."It Ain't Me Babe"Dylan2:09
8."A Walk in the Sun"Kaylan2:13
9."Last Laugh"
  • Kaylan
  • Nita Garfield
1:45
10."Love Minus Zero/No Limit"Dylan2:53
11."Like a Rolling Stone"Dylan3:15
12."We'll Meet Again"
2:30
13."Grim Reaper of Love"
  • Al Nichol
  • Chuck Portz
2:43
14."So Goes Love"
2:40

Personnel

Charts

Billboard 200-

  • It Ain't Me Babe- No. 98

Billboard Hot 100-

  • It Ain't Me Babe- No. 8
  • The Grim Reaper of Love- No. 81

References

  1. ↑ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1965". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 77. ISBN 9781493064601.
  2. ↑ Eder, Bruce. "The Turtles: It Ain't Me Babe > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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